THOMASVILLE — Now in its sixth year, the food collection ministry at Our Lady of the Highways Church continues to be a great success, collecting 22,972 pounds of food and $13,033 to-date to aid the Cooperative Community Ministry and the Fairgrove Family Resource Center.
The food ministry started in 2015 through the efforts of Pat and Joan White (pictured), who felt the call for the church to help those in need in the Thomasville area. The once-monthly food collections take place at all the Masses one weekend each month.
— Joe Thornton, correspondent
HUNTERSVILLE — Members of the St. Brendan the Navigator Division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians recently were presented with a proclamation from the Town of Huntersville, which proclaimed March 2020 as Irish-American Heritage Month to recognize the significant economic and cultural contributions to the United States by Irish-American citizens.
The AOH is a Catholic-Irish fraternal organization whose goals are to promote friendship, unity and Christian charity; foster and perpetuate Irish history, culture and traditions; and to protect and defend all life.
To learn more, go to www.aohmeck2.org.
Pictured are AOH members Seamus Curry, Shane Lis, Bernard Holst, Paul Mescall, Ray FitzGerald, Mayor Aneralla and Steve Witmer receiving the proclamation from Huntersville Mayor John Aneralla.
— Mike FitzGerald, correspondent